Fireworks factory explodes in central Thailand causing multiple reported deaths

[Collection]An explosion at a fireworks factory in central Thailand has resulted in at least 15 deaths, according to a rescue worker. Rescue workers' photos show the factory site leveled in an unoccupied rice field. The cause of the blast is unknown. The incident occurred less than a month before Chinese New Year, heightening demand for fireworks. A similar explosion in southern Thailand last July, attributed to construction work igniting stored fireworks, claimed at least 10 lives and injured over 100.